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Baseball

Class 6 Region A quarterfinals

Grassfield 2, Ocean Lakes 1

WP: Zayac. LP: Phillips.

Bradley Zayac threw a no-hitter and struck out 11 as the top-seeded Grizzlies survived a scare. Jacob Bunch had two hits, and Jack Wecht helped preserve the victory with a diving catch in the gap in the seventh inning.

Western Branch 4, Landstown 3

WP: Biernot. LP: Okonkwo.

Gavin Biernot pitched four innings to pick up the victory, while Carter Craun tossed two innings of relief and PJ Tone got the save. Joshua Wright led the Bruins’ offense with two hits.

James River 3, Manchester 2

Cosby 7, Thomas Dale 2

Class 5 Region A semifinals

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Cox 5, Hickory 1

WP: M. Irby (7-2). LP: Blackburn.

Michael Irby earned the win, pitching six innings, allowing four hits while striking out six. Austin Irby had a three-run home run, and Ryan Delashmutt added an RBI double.

First Colonial 2, Kempsville 1

WP: Proctor. LP: Ty James.

Casey Proctor earned the win, striking out five over four-plus innings, and David Fall earned the save in two-plus innings of relief. Fall pitched out of two bases-loaded jams to secure the victory, and Jack Stephens’ single in the third inning drove in what proved to be the winning run.

Class 4 Region A quarterfinals

Great Bridge 14, Manor 0

Matthew Good, Caden Ward and Calvin Mabry combined for seven hits and seven RBIs. Adam Emhoff gave up no hits and earned the win on the mound.

Smithfield 4, Grafton 2

James Fitchett pitched a complete game, and Maddax Brown hit a home run for the Packers.

Warwick 10, Churchland 2

WP: Jackson. LP: Thompson.

Joe Lessord had two triples, and Jay Everyman and Sam Gupta also finished with multiple hits for the Raiders.

Jamestown 6, Deep Creek 3

The Eagles eliminated the Hornets.

Region 3 Class A quarterfinals

Colonial Heights 5, Lafayette 4

Hunter Santilli hit a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning as the No. 2 seed Colonials escaped 10th-seeded Lafayette at Shepherd Stadium. Braden Lee was 3 for 3 to lead the Rams.

Lakeland 5, York 4

The Cavaliers’ Cole Harrington was 2 for 2 with two RBIs, and Peyton Brinkley was 2 for 4. Landon Patton provided relief pitching for 4 1/3 innings.

New Kent 7, Hopewell 0

The Trojans shut out the Blue Devils.

Softball

Class 6 Region A quarterfinals

Kellam 10, Ocean Lakes 0

Abby Adamek dominated the game, throwing a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and only two base runners allowed. She also had a hit and two RBIs. Grace Andes, Sydney Harris and Karley Boone all had multiple hits.

Grassfield 4, Western Branch 3

WP: Bailey. LP: O’Neill.

Bailey Murphy had three hits and two RBIs for the Grizzlies, who went ahead 4-1 with a three-run fourth. Winning pitcher Braelyn Bailey had two hits, and Mya Davis was 2 for 3. The Bruins scored twice in the sixth, but Grassfield shut them down in the seventh.

Manchester 9, Franklin County 7

Class 5 Region A semifinals

First Colonial 10, Princess Anne 0

Imari Bond was 3 for 3 with three RBIs and scored a run. Megan Hobbs smashed a home run in the second inning. The winning pitcher, Kailey Jackson, struck out four.

Hickory 12, Kempsville 10

WP: Miller (7-1).

Freshman Riley Reynolds launched a walk-off three run home run — after two other homers in the inning — to complete the Hawks’ improbable comeback in a victory that earned them a state tournament berth.

Kempsville led 10-5 after scoring six runs in its half of the seventh, highlighted by a bases-clearing double by Kaylee Scott. But Hickory freshman Taylor Ryan blasted a three-run homer and senior Sam Smith hit a solo shot to set the stage for Reynolds’ heroics.

The Hawks’ Cali Megaro, Emily Miller and Tegan Gabrielse each had two hits, while Kempsville’s Bri Jones finished 3 for 3 with two RBIs. Hickory, a state runner-up last season, plays First Colonial for the region title Tuesday at Princess Anne.

Class 5 Region B semifinals

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Nansemond River 16, Menchville 1

WP: Gawryluk. LP: Richardson.

Cammie Stuffel hit a grand slam. Kennedy Linhardt had a home run. Cierra Gawryluk struck out 10 and yielded no earned runs. Mimi Burton, Whitney DeFreitas and Gawryluk had three hits each, and Taylor Shreck had two.

Granby 21, Kecoughtan 4

WP: Anglim.

The Comets had 21 hits, led by Lovie Norman’s 4-for-5 performance. Cam Hamilton hit two homers, and Destiny Harris and Madison Crace also homered. The Comets advanced to the Class 5 Region B championship game.

Class 4 Region A quarterfinals

Great Bridge 11, Churchland 1

Parker Rowden only allowed one hit. Hannah Ferrell, Gabbie Kleier and Cassie Kleier each had two hits, with Cassie Kleier also scoring a run.

Deep Creek 13, Warwick 0

Sydney Seals tossed a complete game in five innings. Harley Blevins led the Hornets with two hits and three runs.

Smithfield 3, Manor 1

The Packers overcame the Mustangs.

Grafton 1, Warhill 0

The Clippers shut out the Lions.

Class 3 Region A quarterfinals

York 10, Tabb 0

Sarah Witt threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts. Kenley Washington went 3 for 3 with a double.

Southampton 31, Petersburg 1

Boys soccer

Class 6 Region A quarterfinals

Kellam 2, Grassfield 0

Ayden Cass had a goal and an assist, and Matt Yates and Will Stanley combined in goal for the shutout.

James River 3, Thomas Dale 0

Cosby 6, Manchester 1

Landstown 3, Ocean Lakes 1

The Eagles eliminated the Dolphins despite a goal by Noah Risgway.

Class 3 Region A quarterfinals

York 1, Colonial Heights 0

The Falcons upended the No. 1 seed on the road.

Petersburg 6, Southampton 3

Girls soccer

Class 6 Region A quarterfinals

Kellam 1, Ocean Lakes 0

Brooke Owens scored, and Kylie Cass and Anna Wise combined in goal for the shutout as the top-seeded and unbeaten Knights blanked another opponent to reach the semifinals.

Kellam (16-0) recorded its 11th consecutive shutout and 14th of the season. The Knights have surrendered just two goals all season — none since April 6 against First Colonial.

Cosby 8, Manchester 0

Western Branch 1, Grassfield 0

Madelynn Harmon scored a second-half goal, assisted by Caleigh Burris. Reygan White posted the shutout for the Bruins.

Class 3 Region A quarterfinals

Tabb 10, Phoebus 0

Nine players scored for the Tigers.

Lafayette 13, Colonial Heights 0

New Kent 4, Lakeland 1

Boys lacrosse

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Cox players hoist their trophy after defeating First Colonial 17-4 in the Class 5 Region A Tournament championship at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 26, 2023. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot)

Class 6 Region A championship

Cosby 14, Ocean Lakes 5

Class 5 Region A championship

Cox 17, First Colonial 4

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Girls lacrosse

Class 5 Region A championship

First Colonial 15, Bayside 8

G-FC, McConnell 8, Carini 4, Kiser 2, Holt; Bayside, Aube 3, Fortin 2, Chamness, Gerhardstein, Kapoor.

Maggie McConnell had eight goals and two assists. Kylan Carini had four goals and an assist.

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Boys tennis

Class 5 Region A individuals

Maury’s Patrick Stiles and Menchville’s Matthew Onoff will play each other at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Huntington Park in Newport News for the singles title and a state semifinal berth.

Friday, Stiles overcame teammate John Felts 6-4, 6-0 while Onoff was blanking Granby’s Spencer Villanueva 6-0, 6-0.

Soon after the singles final, Stiles and Felts will face Onoff and Owen Balingit. The champions in each bracket will claim state semifinal berths.

Norfolk rivals Maury and Granby were first and second in team play last week, extending their seasons to the state quarterfinals.

Key: Maury (Mau), Woodside (Wood), Menchville (Men), Kecoughtan (Kec), Nansemond River (NR), Norview (Norv), Gloucester (Glo), Granby (Gran), Bethel (Bet).

Singles

First round: Patrick Stiles (1, Mau) d. Lucas Cheuvront (Wood) 6-0, 6-0; Owen Balingit (Men) d. Matthew Nguyen (Kec) 6-0, 6-0; John Felts (3, Mau) d. Zach Illich (NR) 6-1, 6-0; Manolo Angeles (Mau) d. Campbell Fox (Norv) 7-5, 6-1; Ethan Caja (Norv) d. Josh Pinder (Glo) 6-1, 6-0; Spencer Villanueva (4, Gran) d. Connor Lawson (Kec) 6-0, 6-0; Nathan McCarty (Gran) d. Evan Bell (Bet); Matthew Onoff (2, Men) d. Noah Schranz (Gran) 6-1, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Stiles d. Balingit 6-0, 6-0; Felts d. Angeles 6-1, 6-2; Villanueva d. Caja 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; Onoff d. McCarty.

Semifinals: Stiles d. Felts 6-4, 6-0; Onoff d. Villanueva 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

Quarterfinals: Stiles-Felts (1, Mau) d. Felder-Gardiner (Glo) 6-0, 6-0; Fox-Caja (Norv) d. Illich-Ryan Delong (NR) 6-3, 6-2; Onoff-Balingit d. Cheuvront-Joshua Essandoh (Wood) 6-0, 6-0; Villanueva-Josh Loo (2, Gran) d. Nguyen-Billy Brown (Kec) 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinals: Stiles-Felts d. Fox-Caja 6-2, 6-2; Onoff-Balingit d. Villanueva-Loo 6-4, 7-5.

Class 3 Region A individuals

Tabb’s Nicolas Crespo and Lafayette’s Xavier Jones earned their way to the singles final, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Christopher Newport’s Eyre courts.

In the semifinals, Crespo defeated New Kent’s Ethan Hanson 6-3, 6-2, while Jones handled Tabb’s Matthew Wornom 6-2, 7-5.

The doubles final will follow, and the champions in both brackets will capture state semifinal berths.

Tabb took the team title last week, while Lafayette was second to join the Tigers in the state quarterfinals.

Key: Tabb (T), Lakeland (LL), New Kent (NK), Phoebus (Ph), Lake Taylor (LT), Southampton (SH), Lafayette (Laf), York (Y), Booker T. Washington (BTW), Colonial Heights (CH).

Singles

First round: Nicolas Crespo (1, T) d. Gabriel Rosen-Turits (Laf) 6-4, 6-0; Justin Harris (Ph) d. Cameron Jenkins (SH) 6-0, 6-0; Ethan Hanson (4, NK) d. Dawson Moody (CH) 6-0, 6-0; Austin Linsk (Y) d. Marcus Stewart (BTW) 6-0, 6-0; Xavier Jones (2, Laf) d. Gage Xinos (SH) 6-0, 6-0; Kevin Jiang (CH) d. Kayleb Gable (LL) 6-2, 6-1; Roman Vander Kooi (3, Y) d. Brandon Scott (Ph) 6-0, 6-0; Matthew Wornom (T) d. Hayden Krause (NK) 6-0, 6-0,

Quarterfinals: Crespo d. Harris 6-3, 6-2; Hanson d. Linsk 6-4, 6-2; Jones d. Jiang 6-0, 6-0; Wornom d. Vander Kooi 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9).

Semifinals: Crespo d. Hanson 6-3, 6-2; Jones d. Wornom 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles

First round: Crespo-Wornom (1, T) d. Xinos-Jenkins (SH) 6-0, 6-0; Krause-Evelyn (NK) d. Gable-Moore (LL) 6-1, 6-0; Vander Kooi-Morgan (4, Y) d. Boston-Flood (Ph) 6-1, 6-0; Vora-Muse (Laf) d. Moody-Jiang (CH) 6-1, 6-0; Jones - Rosen-Turits (2, L) won by default; Linsk-Zabler (Y) d. Jackson-Dong (CH) 6-0, 6-1; Hanson-Alexander (3, NK) d. Kensick-Alston (T) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8); Harris-Scott (Ph) d. Pittman-Magette (SH) 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Crespo-Wornom d. Krause-Evelyn 6-3, 6-0; Vander Kooi-Morgan d. Vora-Muse 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; Jones - Rosen-Turits d. Linsk-Zabler 6-1, 6-3; Hanson-Alexander d. Harris-Scott 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals: Crespo-Wornom d. Vander Kooi-Morgan by default; Jones - Rosen-Turits d. Hanson-Alexander 6-1, 6-3.

Girls tennis

Class 6 Region A semifinals

The No. 3 doubles team of Kasia Skurzak and Samara Desy clinched Ocean Lakes’ semifinal victory over James River. The Dolphins earned a state tournament berth.

Class 5 Region A individuals

Top-seeded Victoria Epps of Menchville and second-seeded Kamila Bardoun of Maury easily advanced to Tuesday’s 10 a.m. singles final, which will be held concurrently with the boys’ version.

In Friday’s semis, Epps shut out Nansemond River’s Virginia Roberts 6-0, 6-0 while Bardoun defeated Menchville’s Erin Pridgen 6-1, 6-0.

The doubles title match will follow soon after, with Epps and Pridgen meeting Bardoun and Sabine Krigsvold. Those finals will have state semifinal spots at stake.

In team play last week, the champion Commodores and runner-up Nansemond River captured state quarterfinal spots.

Key: Maury (Mau), Woodside (Wood), Menchville (Men), Kecoughtan (Kec), Nansemond River (NR), Norview (Norv), Gloucester (Glo), Granby (Gran), Bethel (Bet).

Singles

First round: Victoria Epps (1, Men) d. Sabine Krigsvold (Mau) 6-0, 6-0; Finley McCashin (Mau) d. Kylie Thomas (Kec) 6-0, 6-0; Chardan Bonheur (3, Gran) d. Sydney Hendrex (Wood) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; Virginia Roberts (NR) d. Kearney Palas (Glo) by default; Erin Pridgen (Men) d. Aailyah Davis (Bet) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1; LaShay Liddell (4, NR) d. Layla Robinson (Wood) 6-0, 6-2; Tina Li (Gran) d. Kauanne Tangoda (Kec) 6-1, 6-0; Kamila Bardoun (2, Mau) d. Zaria Milligan (Bet) 6-0, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Epps d. McCashin 6-0, 6-0; Roberts d. Bonheur 6-1, 6-0; Pridgen d. Liddell 6-2, 6-2; Bardoun d. Li 6-1, 6-0.

Semifinals: Epps d. Roberts 6-1, 6-0; Bardoun d. Pridgen 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles

Play-in: Liddell-Mary Roberts (NR) d. Alexandra Casey-Kayla Mallari (Gran) 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Bardoun-Krigsvold (1, Mau) d. Thomas-Tangoda (Kec) 6-0, 6-0; Milligan-Davis (Bet) d. Bonheur-Li (Gran) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6); McCashin-Reagan Heller (Mau) d. Hendrex-Robinson (Wood) 6-4, 6-3; Epps-Pridgen (2, Men) d. Liddell-Roberts 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals: Bardoun-Krigsvold d. Milligan-Davis; Epps-Pridgen d. McCashin-Heller 6-3, 6-2.

Class 3 Region A individuals

Tabb teammates Valentina Crespo and Malini Dharmi found their way to the singles final with victories Friday.

Crespo defeated New Kent’s Katie Ross 6-2, 6-1, while Dharmi downed York’s Chelsea Spivey 6-2, 6-0.

Like her brother Nicolas, Crespo is seeded No. 1 and is set to play for the title at 9 a.m. Tuesday at CNU, giving the Tigers an opportunity for sibling champions.

The doubles title match will follow. Crespo and Dharmi are playing together in that bracket, and the champions in each division will garner state semifinal spots.

Last week, New Kent won the team title and Lakeland was second, ensuring state berths.

Key: Tabb (T), Lakeland (LL), New Kent (NK), Phoebus (Ph), Lake Taylor (LT), Southampton (SH), Lafayette (Laf), York (Y), Booker T. Washington (BTW), Colonial Heights (CH).

Singles

First round: Valentina Crespo (1, T) d. Piper Cortwright (Laf) 6-0, 6-0; Lisa Zheng (CH) d. Queen Awitia (LT) 6-3, 6-4; Aliyah Benson (LL) d. Elly Zimmer (SH) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-2); Katie Ross (NK) d. Maya McCreery (Y) 6-2, 6-2; Madelyn Brown (2, SH) d. Aurianna Nicholas (Ph) 6-4, 6-2; Chelsea Spivey (Y) d. Caelin Warren (LT) 6-1, 6-2; Allie Smith (3, NK) d. Rachel Holland (LL) 6-1, 6-3; Malini Dharmi (T) d. Tammy Pizarro-Diaz (BTW) 6-0, 6-0.

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Quarterfinals: Crespo d. Zheng 6-0, 6-0; Ross d. Benson 7-6 (7-1), 6-2; Spivey d. Brown 6-4, 6-4; Dharmi d. Smith 6-3, 6-1.

Semifinals: Crespo d. Ross 6-2, 6-1; Dharmi d. Spivey 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles

First round: Crespo-Dharmi (1, T) d. Ezeogu-Wilson (LL) by default; Wathan-Vincent (NK) d. Nicholas-McKenzie (Ph) 6-1, 6-1; Spivey-Abercrombie (Y) d. Warren-Powers (4, LT) 6-2, 6-1; Cortwright-Gilbert (Laf) d. Harcum-Bury (SH) 6-1, 7-5; Brown-Zimmer (2, SH) d. Browning-Gerhardt (Y) 6-4, 6-1; Awitin-Arcelao (LT) d. Pizarro-Diaz - Wright (BTW) 6-0, 6-1; Smith-Ross (3, NK) d. Zheng-Ou (CH) 6-1, 6-0; Golart-Merfake (T) d. Myrick-Holland (LL) 6-1, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Crespo-Dharmi d. Wathan-Vincent 6-3, 6-2; Spivey-Abercrombie d. Cortwright-Gilbert 6-2, 6-2; Awitin-Arcelao d. Brown-Zimmer by default; Smith-Ross d. Golart-Merfake 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Semifinals: Crespo-Dharmi d. Spivey-Abercrombie 6-3, 6-1; Smith-Ross d. Awitin-Arcelao 6-0, 6-0.

Class 4 Region A quarterfinals

Grafton 6, Heritage 0: Kiara Bomboy, Michelle Cloud, Erin Braganza, Kelly Murphy, Angelina Nair and Rayna Vora easily won in singles. Azania Semple was the only Heritage player to take a game.